Romanticism

Romantics value ____________ over reason

• Ambition

• Education

• Intuition

• Society

Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths

• true

• false

Romantics believed that youthful _________ is better than educated sophistication

• beauty

• innocence

• ignorance

• energy

What are the two major categories of American Romanticism?

• Gothic Romantic & Religiousness

• Realism & Transcendentalism

• Gothic Romantic & Transcendentalism

• Realism & Regionalism

What author is know for writing Gothic Romantic works such as the Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven

• Walt Whitman

• Harper Lee

• Herman Melville

• Edgar Allan Poe

What did the Romantics value more?

• City Life

• Life in Nature

What did the Romantics value more?

• Well-read, educated, sophistication

• Youthful, Innocent, Intuitive

Gothic Literature is another name for Dark Romanticism

• true

• false

Romanticism began in the late 18th century and ended when?

• mid-1900's

• mid-1800's

• mid-20th century

• very early 19th century

What are some characteristics of Romanticism in literature? (more than one possible answer)

• Stoicism

• Focus on nature

• Emotion and passion

• Technology